THEME EXPLORATION

ocean journey

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Underwater Impressions
Underwater Impressions
2002 · Leni Riefenstahl
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
2003 · Andrew Stanton
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim
2013 · Guillermo del Toro
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015 · J.J. Abrams
Moana
Moana
2016 · Ron Clements and John Musker
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Worldly Desires
Worldly Desires
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

Creates visually stunning, philosophically complex narratives about human obsession with nature and the sea, exploring our relationship with vast, indifferent environments.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

Uses maritime settings and journeys as metaphors for social hierarchy and human survival, blending genre storytelling with thematic depth about class and displacement.